tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175684769476781639.post4175521127057561779..comments2023-10-31T09:19:18.737-07:00Comments on Organized Chaos: mass firings & teacher hateorganized chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050635225751382130noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175684769476781639.post-14212056613674651822010-02-27T20:36:28.553-08:002010-02-27T20:36:28.553-08:00In the science world there's this big thing ab...In the science world there's this big thing about communication. A couple of years ago scienceblogs got into a tizzy with framing and the AAAS conference was dominated by communicating science to the public. I bring that up because clearly as teachers we need to do a better job communicating what it is that we do. Just as anti-vaxxers and climate change deniers just don't seem to get how science "works", the anti-education community don't really seem to get how teaching works.Jason Buellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029995715142652159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175684769476781639.post-19406778548700865802010-02-27T18:06:27.797-08:002010-02-27T18:06:27.797-08:00For some inane reason, people's perceptions of...For some inane reason, people's perceptions of teachers never grow up. They think that because as children they saw their teacher from 9-3, that the teacher must only be there for that period of time. It's a bit like an infant's sense of permanance. Once Mom leaves the room she no longer exists. Why some adults never grow past that perception is a mystery. <br /><br />And this business of lunch kills me. Why are employers trying to control the little bit of free time that people can squeeze out of the day? Before I went into subbing full-time I had a job with a company. One day while I was at lunch, my boss called me on my cell phone wanting to know why I'd left the building for lunch. I was a salaried, full-time professional with 12 years in my field and I'd always left work on my lunch hour. She told me at THIS company, I should only take at most a half hour and I should be eating at my desk. It's one of the reasons I quit that job. Working through lunch by choice is one thing. Having it mandated is another thing entirely. These teachers have every right to question the demand.Vagabond Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338053109988018465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175684769476781639.post-76137768655039814512010-02-27T08:35:40.779-08:002010-02-27T08:35:40.779-08:00Wow, those comments were intense. It amazes me how...Wow, those comments were intense. It amazes me how many people believe that being a teacher is a fluff job that is marked by vacations and not really working. Where they get the idea that teachers make 70-80,000 is beyond me! Geez...people can be really mean...Sneaker Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629970985456274562noreply@blogger.com